EPA v. Techko Kobot, Inc. - Pesticide Device

Case summary

By this memorandum, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 9 (EPA) is informing the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (CBP) that the following pesticide device import products in the shipment described below should be Denied Entry-Refused Delivery into the United States pursuant to the authority of Section 17(c) of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA), 7 U.S.C. Section 136o(c), and the implementing regulations at 19 C.F.R. Section 12.114 and 12.117. The entry was marked Refused in the Automated Commercial Environment (ACE). A Consent Agreement and Final Order was filed on May 29, 2026 for a $4,842 penalty to resolve the violation.

Defendants (1)

• Techko Kobot, Inc.Named in complaintNamed in settlement

Facilities (2)

• PRICE TRANSFER

  1130 E 230TH STREET, CARSON, CA, 90745

  Registry ID: 110070906361

• TECHKO KOBOT, INC.

  NO. 621, 21/4 STREET, Q, LONG KHANH, VN, LONG KHANH, CA, 76465

  Registry ID: 110072128954

Statutes cited

• FIFRA 12A1F — Device Misbranded

Enforcement conclusions (2)

• Techko Kobot, Inc. - Pesticide Deviceentered 2026-05-29

  Primary law: FIFRA

  Federal penalty: $4,842

• Techko Kobot, Inc. - Pesticide Deviceentered 2026-01-23

  Primary law: FIFRA

Timeline (3 milestones)

• 2026-01-27Enforcement Action Data Entered
• 2026-05-29Enforcement Action Closed
• 2026-05-29Final Order Issued